Thanks to a joint effort by Mojang and Telltale Games, Minecraft: Story Mode will be springing from the world of Minecraft, one of the most popular video games in history. It will be released in 2015 as a stand-alone, episodic series independent of Minecraft, and will feature an entirely new player-driven story.

Minecraft: Story Mode will be a blend of new characters and familiar themes. Inspired by the Minecraft community, it will be kept as "Minecrafty" as possible. The first episode will be released at some point in 2015, and will be available on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, Mac, iOS, and Android.

BTW, after 10 years of making games, Telltale wants you to know that it's just getting started. Seriously.

Oh, and according to Mojang: "The Minecraft 2 thing was a joke. No really. It was a joke."

And from everyone at Telltale and Mojang (and JA, as long as I'm at it): Happy Holidays!